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It was a five year mission. We only saw three. This is Year Four – that is the conceit of this new comics series (and also James Cawley’s New Voyages, but that’s another story.) We begin with a tidy reference to Turnabout Intruder. The colors pop and the characters are true; the trade paperback edition has six chapters plus an introduction. Each chapter is its own short (short) episode. Some are better than others, but all really nail that TOS feeling. (Also, Arex and M’Ress show up, which is hardcore.) Stories include a “Dr. Moreau”-type tale, a planet in internal debate after new dilithium wealth, and a society obsessed with reality TV that want to make Kirk & co stars. I blasted through this 150 page collection in 1 day’s back & forth subway commute.